Anonymous / Insel-Verlag - Defensorium immaculatae virginitatis. Facsimile Print - 1925

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Defensorium immaculatae virginitatis. Facsimile Print, Anonymous / Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1925, a Latin facsimile reprint of a late medieval block book with 59 hand coloured woodcuts, 16 pages, 32 × 24 cm, loose pages in a plain folder, limited edition No. 432 of 500, in very good condition.

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Defensorium immaculatae virginitatis. Facsimile Print – Anonymous / Insel-Verlag

Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1925. 9 folded unpaginated leaves. 32cm x 24cm. Folded loose leaves in a plain cardboard folder (not original). Limited and numbered edition of this bibliophile facsimile reprint of the "Defensorium Immaculatae Virginitatis" (The Defense of the Immaculate Virginity), a late medieval block book held at the Bavarian State Library. This being No. 432 of 500 copies, printed on Zanders hand-made paper. The second volume of a series of block books issued by the Insel-Verlag. Illustrated with 59 couloured woodcuts.
Rubbing, bumping, soiling, and some wear to the plain folder. Very little browning and spotting in the interior. The text and illustrations are bright, and vibrant, and the paper is crips. Overall, a handsome portfolio in very good+ condition.

Defensorium immaculatae virginitatis. Facsimile Print – Anonymous / Insel-Verlag

Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1925. 9 folded unpaginated leaves. 32cm x 24cm. Folded loose leaves in a plain cardboard folder (not original). Limited and numbered edition of this bibliophile facsimile reprint of the "Defensorium Immaculatae Virginitatis" (The Defense of the Immaculate Virginity), a late medieval block book held at the Bavarian State Library. This being No. 432 of 500 copies, printed on Zanders hand-made paper. The second volume of a series of block books issued by the Insel-Verlag. Illustrated with 59 couloured woodcuts.
Rubbing, bumping, soiling, and some wear to the plain folder. Very little browning and spotting in the interior. The text and illustrations are bright, and vibrant, and the paper is crips. Overall, a handsome portfolio in very good+ condition.

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Number of Books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature, Religion
Book Title
Defensorium immaculatae virginitatis. Facsimile Print
Author/ Illustrator
Anonymous / Insel-Verlag
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1925
Height
32 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
24 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag
Binding/ Material
Loose page
Extras
Hand coloured illustrations
Number of pages
16
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